NHTSA Complaint #10588571 — 2008 DODGE CALIBER

I'VE HAD SOOO MANY ISSUES WITH MY 2008 DODGE CALIBER THAT I'VE LOST COUNT. THE MOST RECENT ONES ARE REALLY BOTHERING ME, AS I HAVE ONE MORE PAYMENT AND THE CAR IS PAID OFF. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, MY ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND I JUST KNEW IT HAD TO BE AN ERROR BECAUSE I HAD IT TOTALLY REPLACED IN 2011 AND PAID OVER $500. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE SO I EMAILED DODGE TO LET THEM KNOW THIS AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ETC. OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T REALLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $500 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. NOW, I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY DRIVER DOOR, THE SPRING HAS POPPED OUT AND NOW IT WON'T CLOSE! I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT'S GOING TO COST BETWEEN $1200-$1400 TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE I NEED A NEW DOOR! AGAIN, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR! AND BOTH OF THESE ISSUES POSES EXTREME SAFETY RISKS, AS WITH THE ETC, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY STOPS ACCELERATING. THEN WITH THE DOOR, IF THE SPRING IS JUST POPPING OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, I FEEL THAT THE DOOR COULD EASILY SWING OPEN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR SINCE THE DOOR CAN'T CLOSE.THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND UNFAIR! HOW CAN THESE CARS BE SO DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE IS ADDRESSING IT? THIS IS IN ADDITION TO COUNTLESS OTHER ISSUES I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS. I WOULD LIKE FOR DODGE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COST OF MY REPAIRS. THIS JUST ISN'T RIGHT. AND I CAN SEE IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH A FEW PEOPLE, BUT IN RESEARCHING AND FINDING OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BOTH OF THESE ISSUES, IS EXTREMELY ALARMING. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE REASONS THEY NO LONGER MAKE THIS CAR! I TRULY BELIEVE IT'S A LEMON!! *TR